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Kuwait at the 2024 Summer Olympics

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Kuwait at the
2024 Summer Olympics
IOC codeKUW
NOCKuwait Olympic Committee
Websitewww.kuwaitolympic.net (in Arabic and English)
in Paris, France
26 July 2024 (2024-07-26) – 11 August 2024 (2024-08-11)
Competitors9 in 6 sports
Flag bearer Youssef Al-Shamlan & Soaad Al-Faqaan
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Independent Olympic Athletes (2016)

Kuwait competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's fourteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics, although it competed under the Independent Olympic Athletes at the previous Games in 2016, resulting from the country's suspension by the International Olympic Committee for government interference.

Competitors

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The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 1 1 2
Fencing 1 0 1
Rowing 0 1 1
Sailing 0 1 1
Shooting 2 0 2
Swimming 1 1 2
Total 5 4 9

Athletics

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Kuwaiti track and field athletes qualified for Paris 2024 by world ranking and universality places, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each):[1]

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as the fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Track and road events
Athlete Event Heat Repechage Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Yaqoub Alyouha Men's 110 m hurdles DNF Did not advance
Amal Al-Roumi Women's 800 m 2:11.35 8 R 2:12.13 8 Did not advance

Fencing

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For the first time since 2016 competing as independents, Kuwait entered one fencer into the Olympic competition. Yousef Al-Shamlan secured a quota place in men's sabre events, after nominated as one of two highest ranked individuals with the help of FIE and umpires, eligible for Asia & Oceania zone through the release of the FIE Official ranking for Paris 2024.

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Yousef Al-Shamlan Men's sabre  Szabo (GER)
L 6–15
Did not advance

Rowing

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Kuwait entered one boat for Paris 2024. Suad Al-Faqaan, will be the first female rowers to represent the countries in the single sculls events for the Games, after receiving the allocations of universality spots.[2][3]

Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Suad Al-Faqaan Women's single sculls 8:16.32 4 R 8:28.89 4 SE/F 9:01.78 3 FE 8:05.18 29

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Sailing

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Kuwait sent one sailor to compete at the games after receiving the allocations of Universality places and also marking the nation's debut in these sports.[4]

Medal race events
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 M*
Ameena Shah Women's ILCA 6 43 43 42 43 43 43 34 42 30 Cancelled EL 320 42

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Shooting

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Kuwaiti shooters achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2022 and 2023 ISSF World Championships, 2022, 2023, and 2024 European Championships, 2023 European Games, and 2024 ISSF World Olympic Qualification Tournament.[5]

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Khaled Al-Mudhaf Men's trap 120 17 Did not advance
Mohammed Al-Daihani Men's skeet 120 13 Did not advance

Swimming

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Kuwait sent two swimmers to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Mohamad Zubaid Men's 100 m freestyle 52.35 63 Did not advance
Lara Dashti Women's 100 m breaststroke 1:15.67 37 Did not advance

References

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  1. ^ "Athletics at Paris 2024: The entry standards". International Olympic Committee. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Al-Faqaan qualifies for Paris Olympics". Kuwait Times. 8 June 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  3. ^ "World Rowing - Paris 2024 - OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION" (PDF). World Rowing. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  4. ^ "PARIS 2024 WHO'S QUALIFIED?". World Sailing. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Quota Places by Nation and Number". issf-sports.org/. ISSF. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2022.